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Renesas Technology to Start Mass Production of 12-Product Lineup of Energy-Efficient Low-Loss Power MOSFETs that Cover Wide Voltage Tolerance Ranges (40 V, 60 V, 80 V, 100 V) ...
January 8, 2010 3:52 am | by Renesas | CommentsSAN JOSE, Calif., December 17, 2009—Renesas Technology America, Inc., today announced a lineup of 12 10th generation power MOSFET products for isolated DC-DC converters*1 used in the power supplies of applications such as servers, communications equipment, and industrial equipment....
IBM Providing Credit and Financing to Businesses in China
January 8, 2010 3:52 am | by IBM | CommentsIBM today announced that its lending unit has signed a financing deal with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and its distributor network that will begin the flow of cash and credit in an important economic development zone in China.
Ophthalmic Surgeons Employ Cutting-edge Technology
January 8, 2010 3:07 am | by Staff Sgt. Vanessa Young | CommentsOphthalmic surgeons here are the first in the Defense Department to employ a state-of-the-art laser that will shorten recovery times for corneal transplantation.
Panasonic aims to expand sales in green tech push
January 8, 2010 3:01 am | by TOMOKO A. HOSAKA - Associated Press Writer - Associated Press | CommentsPanasonic Corp. said Friday it aims to catapult sales by more than a third in three years in an aggressive bid to become the dominant electronics company in green technologies.The Japanese electronics giant is targeting revenue of 9.5 trillion yen ($101.7 billion) in the fiscal year ending...
Prototype Superconducting Rectifier is Magnetic-Field-Tunable
January 8, 2010 3:00 am | CommentsSuperconducting electronic components have been developed that provide current rectification that is tunable by design and with an externally applied magnetic field to the circuit component.
EU would have to check France's Google tax plan
January 8, 2010 2:01 am | by AOIFE WHITE - AP Business Writer - Associated Press | CommentsEuropean Union regulators warned Friday that they would have to check any French plan to tax Google's advertising revenues and channel the money to the ailing music industry.A report to the French government suggested Thursday that a levy on Google Inc., the world's most-used search engine, and...
Comcast, FCC take net neutrality dispute to court
January 7, 2010 8:01 pm | by JOELLE TESSLER - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsThe Federal Communications Commission staked out new ground nearly three months ago when it began drafting rules that would require Internet providers to give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.Now the FCC hopes to use a dispute with the nation's largest cable TV and...
Corel to cut work force by 20 pct, or 200 workers
January 7, 2010 6:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsCorel Corp., the maker of WordPerfect and other software, said Thursday it was reducing its global work force by about 20 percent, or 200 employees, leaving it with 750 workers.The move is intended to give the company financial flexibility in line with its operating plan for 2010, Corel CEO...
Intel rolls out new chips that show lead over AMD
January 7, 2010 5:01 pm | by JORDAN ROBERTSON - AP Technology Writer - Associated Press | CommentsIntel Corp. rolled out new computer chips Thursday that highlight the company's lead over Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in its ability to shrink the circuitry inside its processors.Intel's new Core chips, unveiled at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, are the company's...
CES 2010 Photoblog: Asus, Nvidia, Nokia
January 7, 2010 3:55 pm | by Edited by Jason Lomberg, Technical Editor | CommentsA photoblog (1/7/10) from the showfloor of CES 2010. Companies shown include Asus, Nvidia, and Nokia.
Lawson Software 2Q profit falls 9 pct
January 7, 2010 3:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsLawson Software Inc., a maker of accounting and human-resources management software, said Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 9 percent amid a challenging economy and falling revenue.It also issued a forecast for third-quarter profits that fell below expectations and shares fell 44...
Lawson to buy Healthvision for $160 mln
January 7, 2010 2:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsLawson Software Inc. said Thursday it has agreed to acquire the holding company parent of Healthvision Solutions Inc. for $160 million in cash.Healthvision's Cloverleaf integration technology connects disparate software systems and is used by a third of North American hospitals and 40 percent...
Want Data
January 7, 2010 12:53 pm | by Screaming Circuits | CommentsSo, I tried to participate in this SparkFun "free day" this morning. They were giving out $100.00 worth of goodies for free per customer (up to a combined total of $100,000), starting at 9:00am MST (8:00am PST here in Oregon)....
Electronic Arts lines up accessories manufacturers
January 7, 2010 12:03 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsElectronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it has struck licensing deals with three electronics makers to provide accessories for its video games.The companies include Sakar International Inc., based in Edison, N.J.; Germany's Sunflex Europe; and Accessories 4 Technology Ltd., based in the...
DragonWave's Q3 2010 profits double to $12M as revenue soars 421 per cent
January 7, 2010 12:01 pm | by The Associated Press | CommentsDragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI) net income soars to $12.6 million or 37 cents a diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2010 from $6.3 million or 21 cents in the second quarter of 2010. Revenue was $55.8 million, compared with $10.7 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2009.
